Two held over Rathmines cocaine seizure

Haul valued at €250,000 found during search of flat on Lenister Road

Two men have been arrested after cocaine worth up to €250,000 was seized in Dublin.
Two men have been arrested after cocaine worth up to €250,000 was seized in Dublin.

Two men have been arrested after cocaine worth up to €250,000 was seized in Dublin.

The haul was found during a planned search of a flat on Leinster Road in Rathmines yesterday.

The search was part of an operation targetting the sale and supply of drugs in the city.

The men, who are in their 20s, were arrested at the scene and are being held at Terenure and Rathmines Garda stations under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

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